Giant Octos, or Big Octos, are a special kind of enemy that appears in Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker version of the franchise. They are typically giant squids that swim around the water parts of the game’s map. Big Octos are a little tricky to come by unless you know where to look. Once killed, these monsters drop heart pieces that you can use to make a heart container.

Steps

1

Find a Big Octo. There are five Big Octos available in the game, each found on separate locations, namely:

Look for a flock of seagulls. Once you’re at the part of the sea near the areas mentioned above, ride your boat around the waters and look for a flock of seagulls along the horizon. Once you find one, sail towards the spot where the birds are flying, and you should see a Big Octo.

3

Stay away from the whirlpool. Once you get close to a Big Octo, it will try to suck you in using a whirlpool in the water. Using the directional keys or the analog stick on your game controller, move your boat around the monster, backing away when you’re getting a little too close to avoid getting sucked in.

If you do get sucked into the whirlpool, the monster will spit you out and throw you on the far side of the map.

4

Destroy the eyes of the Big Octo. To defeat the giant creature, you need to destroy all of its eyes (Big Octos have 5 to 8 eyes).Take out your boomerang or your bow and arrow, and press the “Aim” button to focus your sight at the monster’s eyes. Press the “Action” button to fire your projectile weapon at the eye of the monster.

Keep doing this until you’ve destroyed all of the monster’s eyes and kill it.

5

Get the heart. Once the Big Octo is destroyed, move your boat to where the center of the whirlpool used to be, and use the Salvage Crane of your boat to retrieve the sunken treasure. Once retrieved, the chest will open and you’ll be able to get the heart.